As of December 31, 2018, “Other” had 4,570 employees (Dec. 31, 2017: 4,464). This WACKER segment includes site management and the employees at infrastructure units in Burghausen and Nünchritz, and at the Group’s corporate departments.

EBITDA

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

EBIT

Earnings before interest and taxes: EBIT is a good indicator for comparing companies’ profitability, since it is widely used across the corporate world.